FNUS73 KFGF 011418
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUESTEM TRAINING UNITS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
918 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER
NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND A RAIN AND SNOW SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA. THERE ARE SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ACROSS CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA BUT IT IS NOT LOOKING LIKE MUCH OF THIS WILL WORK ITS
WAY INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AS FOR GUSTY WINDS IT LOOKS
NOTHING LIKE YESTERDAY. HOWEVER IT STILL LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 20 TO 25
MPH GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........72  68  65  62  60  59  58  58  57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34  36  38  39  41  42  43  43  42
RH..............57  51  49  48  47  46  45  44  45
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..13  13  15  15  15  15  16  16  16
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  20  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 21 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........56     52     47     44     44     46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41     37     34     33     31     28
RH..............49     67     80     85     89     95
20 FT WIND......N 16   N 12   N 9    N 6    N 6    N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     15     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...GODON
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130501.BLUES.01/FGF